Papery-spines w/glochids. Globular stems, readily propagate by popping off at the joint and rolling away, root easily.
Water
Tephrocactus geometricus f. inermis
Stunning globular stems stacked up, will break off and roll with few recumbent spines. Ivory white flowers. very arid, can handle extreme desert.
Tephrocactus turpinii
Opuntia turpinii
Tephrocactus articulatus
Long spineless stems do have small glochids. Upright to 2 feet.
Teucrium “Summer Sunshine”
Evergreen Shrub
Bright green foliage makes this small mounding shrub stand out in the garden. Blooms pink flowers summer through fall. Attractive as a groundcover or border plant.
Teucrium fruticans “Azurea”
Evergreen Shrub
This Mediterranean evergreen shrub grows well in the Bay Area. Silvery gray foliage. Deep blue flowers cover the plant most of the year – spring thru fall.
Thamnochortus cinereus
Evergreen Feather-Reed Restio
The sparse branched bloom stalks rise like a fountain out of a mass of dense upright dark-green stems. Female and male flowers on separate plants, with silver bracts on female flowers. Protect from frost to maintain full look.
Thelocactus bicolor
Usually solitary, stems can get 15″ high x 6″ around. Magenta flowers fade to white towards the center, and then get very dark below.
Thelocactus setispinus
Small hedgehog cactus, generally solitary. 5″h x 3″ w.
Themeda “Blue Roo”
Low-growing Grass
Gracefully arcing blue-grey leaves. Rusty red bloom heads in late summer
Thymus “Elfin”
Herb, Groundcover
Tiny purple flowers in summer. Fragrant green leaves. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots.
Thymus “Lime”
Thymus x citriodorus “Lime”
Perennial Herb
Fragrant lime-green leaves, small pink flowers in summer. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots. Grows well in small containers and on windowsills.
Thymus “Pink Chintz”
Herb, Groundcover
Completely coated in tiny pink flowers in summer. Fragrant green leaves. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots.
Thymus praecox
Herb, Groundcover
Tiny red flowers in summer. Fragrant green leaves. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots.
Thymus praecox “Albus”
Herb, Groundcover
Tiny white flowers in summer. Fragrant green leaves. Great in rock gardens and mixed pots.
Tillandsia cyanea
Semi-epiphytic, can grow with some soil unlike other Tillandsias. Blue flowers on bright pinik/red paddle shaped spikes.
Titanopsis calcarea
Small clumper forms dense mats of thick open leaves. Winter-growing, keep dry in summer. Grows in limestone strewn areas.
Titanopsis hugo-schlecteri
Small clumps of tubercle topped leaves, winter-growing, dry in summer
Titanopsis schwantesii
Small clumps with broad saucer-shaped warty leaves
Trachyandra saltii
Unusual caudiciform with long strappy leaves related to Aloes with narrow 2″ caudex. Small striped starry white flowers similar to Bulbines. Tuberous roots. Native to dry grasslands.
Trachycarpus fortunei
Palm Tree
Large fan palm with compact crown. Makes a good landscape as well as container plant. Will get 20ft outdoor, staying much smaller in a container. Young plants need protection from frost.
Tradescantia “Purple Profusion”
Perennial
Dense clumps of green grassy leaves with brilliant royal purple flowers spring through fall.
Tradescantia “Sitara Gold”
Perennial
Golden and green striped leaves with purple undersides, white blue-tinted flowers. Vigorously clumping. Hardy to 30F, may die back to the ground during cold weather and resume growth in spring.
Tradescantia cerinthoides “Greenlee”
Perennial
Pale purple leaves, purple flowers. Slow growing and compact. Great for hanging baskets, including indoors.
Tradescantia sillamontana
Evergreen Perennial
Sprawling stems with paired grey leaves can climb to 2 feet tall, topped with magenta flowers throughout the summer and fall. Very low water in coastal gardens, more inland and in sun. Indoor or Outdoor.
Trichodiadema barbatum
Large mats of shrubby stems with bristly tips. A low succulent groundcover with lovely pink flowers. Leaves have soft white bristles. Grows a tuberous base that looks great when elevated in a container.
Trichodiadema bulbosum
Irregular caudex; shrubby w/long stems, small green leaves and small pink-purple flowers.
Easy to grow natural bonsai, stems and leaves can be cut back for shape. Lift plant up to expose more swollen roots each time you repot.
Trichodiadema densum
Tuberous roots with short stems; green leaves to 1″l. with white bristles
Trichodiadema mirabile
Shrubby stems with bristly tips. White flowers in summer.
Trithrinax acanthocoma
Fan Palm
Slow growing medium-sized single-trunked palm with a large crown of spreading leaves. Grows in clay soils.
Tunilla erectoclada
Opuntia picardoi
Mini prickly pear, pads 1-2″ groundcover